The slowdown in second quarter GDP growth confirmed our projection that the second half of 2010 will not be as robust as the first half. In the second quarter annualised growth decelerated ...

South Africa databank...

On a quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted basis, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth during the second quarter of 2010 (Q2 2010) moderated to an annualised rate of 3.2%....

State-Owned Enterprises (Soes) Are Drifting Towards Inefficiency, Poor Governance and Are Almost On The Brink Of Undermining Economic Development. In any economy, public utilities ...

The first half of 2010 rebound in major economic activity continues to cast doubt on whether the current path to a full economic recovery is sustainable. In this regard it should be ...

The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the repurchase interest rate unchanged at 6.5% (Graph 1) is in line with our expectation. Although this decision might be met with disappointment ...

As the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, South Africa is bursting with pride. After 15 years, South Africans have found yet again a collective sense of unity and political cohesion ...

Following the resolutions taken at the recent G20 summit, whereby member countries have committed themselves to halve fiscal deficits by 2013, government revenue and expenditure statistics ...

Rising domestic absorption during the first quarter of 2010 played a major role in accelerating the annualised growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Household consumption ...

The first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) shows an impressive 4.6% annual growth rate which is 1.4% higher than that of the fourth quarter of 2009. We had anticipated a slow and ...

Following on the host of strong economic data released during this month (covering the first three months of 2010), it is not surprising to see a sturdy pick-up in Q1 2010 GDP. On ...

The Reserve Bank’s decision to leave its repo rate unchanged at 6.5% came as no surprise to the market. The majority of expectations (including our own) were to leave rates unchanged....

The path to a full economic recovery is likely to be slow and modest as major macro indicators are showing signs of improvement which could be attributed to the low base effects of ...

Keen domestic demand during the fourth quarter of 2009 moderated the extent of a declining annual growth rate in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The overall economy, that is, the ...

The Reserve Bank’s decision to cut its repo rate by 50 basis points has taken the market by surprise, as the majority of expectations (including our own) was to leave rates unchanged....

Data reflected in the Reserve Bank quarterly bulletin covering 2009Q4 shows the demand side of the economy and the extent to which the South African economy has recovered from the ...

The fourth quarter GDP shows a resounding 3.2% annual growth rate which is significantly higher than the 0.9% of the previous quarter. The major drivers of growth were increased activity ...

On a q/q seasonally adjusted and annualised basis, growth in Q4 2009 GDP, came in higher than expected, at 3.2% from 0.9% in Q3 2009 (Graph 1). This rapid acceleration in the country’s ...

The post-recession budget tabled by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in Parliament today sought to deal with the aftermath of the economic downturn without destabilising government’s ...